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´THE BEGINNINGµ STORY(MINDANAO VERSION MYTH)
Maria Lileth C. Abejuela
Literature 1Language Department, CAS, NDDU
July 28, 2011
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OBJECTIVES:
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� describe the groups culture such clothing, food,
transportation, and language.
� list some regional rituatuls, religious beliefs, andcustoms.
� Understand the ancestor·s way of life help shape and
influence the present way of living.
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The Blaan are one of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mindanao in The Philippines. Their
name could have derived from "bla" meaning "opponent" and the suffix "an" meaning
"people". Other terms used to refer to this group are Blaan, Bira-an, Baraan, Vilanes, and
Bilanes.*
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%27laan_people
The Blaan, are neighbors of the T'boli, and live in in Lake Sebu and T'boli municipalities of
South Cotabato, Sarangani, General Santos City, the southeastern part of Davao and around
Buluan Lake in North Cotabato. They are famous for their brassworks, beadwork and t'nalak
weave. The people of these tribes wear colorful embroidered native costumes and beadwork
accessories. The women of these tribes, particularly, wear heavy brass belts with brass
'tassels' ending in tiny brass bells that herald their approach even when they are a long way
off.
Background
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MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]
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In the beginning there were four beings (Melu,
Fiuweigh, Diwata, and Saweigh), and they lived
on an island no larger than a hat. On this islandthere were no trees or grass or any other living
thing besides these four people and one bird
(Buswit). One day they sent this bird out across
the waters to see what he could find, and whenhe returned he brought some earth, a piece of
rattan, and some fruit.
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Melu, the greatest of the four, took the soil
and shaped it and beat it with a paddle in the
same manner in which a woman shapes pots
of clay, and when he finished he had made
the earth. Then he planted the seeds from the
fruit, and they grew until there was much
rattan and many trees bearing fruit.
MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]«
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MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]
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The four beings watched the growth for a long time andwere well pleased with the work, but finally Melu said,
"Of what use is this earth and all the rattan and fruit if
there are no people?"
And the others replied, "Let us make some people out of
wax."
So they took some wax and worked long, fashioning itinto forms, but when they brought them to the fire the
wax melted, and they saw that men could not be made
in that way.
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MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]
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Next they decided to try to use dirt in making people,
and Melu and one of his companions began working
on that. All went well till they were ready to make thenoses. The companion, who was working on that part,
put them on upside down. Melu told him that the
people would drown if he left them that way, but he
refused to change them.
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MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]
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When his back was turned, however, Melu seized the
noses, one by one, and turned them as they now are.
But he was in such a hurry that he pressed his finger
at the root, and it left a mark in the soft clay which youcan still see on the faces of people.
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MINDANAO VERSION : IN THE BEGINNING [BILAAN]
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EVALUATION:
Progressive story-telling:
But he was in such a hurry that he pressed
his finger at the root, and it left a mark inthe soft clay which you can still see on thefaces of people«